Corporate Tax Strategies Course
Corporate Tax Strategies focuses on strategies for corporations to legally minimize their tax liabilities. Learners learn analyze financial transactions, calculate realized gains and losses, and determine whether to recognize gains and losses now or in the future.
Course level
Undergraduate
Course duration
max. 8 weeks
Estimated time per week
10-15 hours
Course prerequisites
Corporate Finance and Investment Analysis
Cost
$ -
Course credits
3
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Corporate Tax Strategies Course Overview
Describe fundamentals of tax law and tax rate structures for various corporate entities
Differentiate among economic, accounting, and tax concepts of income
Determine current and future tax liabilities by analyzing financial transactions, and calculating realized and recognized gains or losses
Classify deductions, losses, and expenses for business and investment activities
Formulate strategies to legally minimize tax liabilities for corporate financial transactions
Corporate Tax Strategies Course Skills
How will I learn?
Learning Experience
Your course starts on the first of the month. The course consists of 6 modules, and is designed to take you eight weeks to complete. Nexford’s learning design team has purposefully created courses to equip you with competencies mapped to the skills employers are looking for. Each course has 5-7 learning outcomes based on the skills employers need. Everything you learn gives you measurable skills you will use to succeed in today’s world of work.
Nexford courses are not live or recorded lectures. Instead, they’re reading, videos, interactive elements, quizzes and relevant case studies. Programs include assessments, peer-to-peer discussions, and a final project to practice what you’ve learned in a real-world context. Program content is available 24/7 during the course, and you have opportunities for collaboration and networking with learners during and after your program. Our global community of learners work at top companies such as Microsoft, Deloitte, and Google.
You'll have 24/7 access to success advisors to support you. Faculty also provide you world-class support. Book appointments with them, get individual feedback, and attend regular optional webinars.Nexford courses are rigorous and they encourage critical thinking - because we care about what you know how to do not what you know you have regular hands-on assessments reflecting the business world.
Course Outline
| Modules |
|---|
| 1: Overview of corporate tax foundations |
| 2: Gross income determinants |
| 3: Debt and equity investments |
| 4: Computing tax liabilities |
| 5: Gains and losses in financial reporting |
| 6: Planning for the future |
| 7: Final Project |
How will I be graded?
View the catalog to learn about how this course is graded.
What will I get after completing the course?
You'll get real skills you can use at work, straight away.
Once you've taken one course, you can take more. Using stacked credentials, you’re able to take enough courses to make a certificate, and take enough certificates to build a degree.
If you apply for a Nexford certificate or degree, you'll get credit for each course you take.
What support will I receive?
When you have a dedicated team on your side, you'll never be alone studying at Nexford. Hailing from many different countries and with online education expertise, our faculty provides you world-class support. Ask them questions during one-to-one office hours or live chat, email them any time, and get individual feedback on your assessments.
While you’re learning, you’ll also have full access to the Nexford online library, which includes access to millions of full-text articles, industry reports and key sources such as the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times and The Economist.
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